University of Houston Athletics
University of Houston
5-1
UTRGV
2-4
RV Cougars Hit Trio of Homers on Saturday
2/21/2026 9:00:00 PM | Baseball
Houston can’t contain late surge from Vaqueros as series moves even
HOUSTON – Despite a trio of home runs from the Cougar offense, the Houston Baseball team fell to UTRGV, 10-6, on Saturday afternoon at Schroeder Park.
Houston's (5-1) Chris Scinta (1-1) took the loss, ceding three runs on two hits and a walk while striking out two. Harrison Thayer (2-0) earned the win for UTRGV (2-4), tossing 3.1 innings where he allowed one run on three hits.
PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
- Xavier Perez: 2-5, HR, 3B, RBI, 2 R
- Tre Broussard: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, BB, R
- Jackson LaLima: 2-4, HR, RBI, R
- Riley Jackson: 3-4, 2B, BB
NOTABLES
- Houston hit three home runs in a game for the first time since hitting three against Kansas State on April 27, 2025.
- The Cougars have struck out at least nine batters in each of their last four games, including double-digit totals in each of the last three.Â
- Junior Tre Broussard has posted multiple RBIs in both games this weekend while sophomore Jackson LaLima has multiple hits in three of six games this year.Â
KEY INNINGS
1st | Houston jumped out to an early lead. Broussard lifted a two-run homer to right field to get the Cougars on the board. Junior Riley Jackson scored later in the inning on a catcher's interference/balk to give the home team a three-run edge.
4th | After adding a run in the third courtesy of a triple and advancement on a wild pitch from redshirt sophomore Xavier Perez, Houston added another to the board in the fourth with LaLima hitting his first career homer, a 355-foot shot to right field, to put Houston up by five.
7th | After scoring four runs between the fifth and sixth innings, the Vaqueros took the lead in the seventh. With two runners in scoring position, Rocco Garza Gongora singled home a run to keep a pair of runners on. After a wild pitch moved both into scoring position, a ground out and passed ball allowed both to cross, putting UTRGV up 7-5. Another run would score later in the inning to give UTRGV an 8-5 lead.
Perez cut into the deficit in the bottom of the inning, hitting his second homer of the year to straight-away center to push the score to 8-6. UTRGV added another two runs in the ninth to claim a 10-6 win.
UP NEXT
Houston wraps up the series against UTRGV with a 1 p.m., Sunday, finale. The game will be streamed on ESPN+. Â
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Thayer, Harrison (2-0)
L: Scinta, Chris (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Williams, Thomas 1 ; Warren, Hank 1 ; Villescas, Diego 1
HR: Raygoza, Armani 1 ; Moomau, Easton 1
RBI: Williams, Thomas 1 ; Raygoza, Armani 2 ; Warren, Hank 1 ; Moomau, Easton 2 ; Villescas, Diego 2 ; Garza Gongora, Rocco 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Williams, Thomas 1 ; Raygoza, Armani 1 ; Whitfield, Damien 1 ; Warren, Hank 1 ; Moomau, Easton 1 ; Ramirez, Julius 2 ; Villescas, Diego 1 ; Edinger, Ethan 1 ; Garza Gongora, Rocco 1
SB: Williams, Thomas 1 ; Whitfield, Damien 1
HBP: Fischer, Chayton 1 ; Ramirez, Julius 1
Batting:
2B: Jackson, Riley 1
3B: Perez, Xavier 1
HR: Broussard, Tre 1 ; LaLima, Jackson 1 ; Perez, Xavier 1
RBI: Broussard, Tre 2 ; LaLima, Jackson 1 ; Perez, Xavier 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cox, Tyler 1 ; Sintek, Carter 1 ; Broussard, Tre 1 ; LaLima, Jackson 1 ; Perez, Xavier 2
CS: Sintek, Carter 1
